swift - How to move or resize an NSView by setting the frame property? -

i created nsview in storyboard. in case, nstextfield. in nsviewcontroller's viewdidload() method, want conditionally resize , reposition nstextfield, setting frame has no effect.

for example:

class viewcontroller: nsviewcontroller {      @iboutlet var label: nstextfield!      override func viewdidload() {         super.viewdidload()          // additional setup after loading view.         label.frame = nsrect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 200, height: 17)         label.setneedsdisplay()     } } 

when view loads, label still has original frame set in interface builder, , not newly set frame.

how 1 programmatically move/resize label?

the autolayout system culprit here. when set frame, autolayout system overrides re-establish implicit constraints set in storyboard.

set translatesautoresizingmaskintoconstraints property of label true. tells autolayout system should create new set of autolayout constraints satisfy new frame you've set:

class viewcontroller: nsviewcontroller {      @iboutlet var label: nstextfield!      override func viewdidload() {         super.viewdidload()          // additional setup after loading view.         label.frame = nsrect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 200, height: 17)         label.translatesautoresizingmaskintoconstraints = true         label.setneedsdisplay()     } }